According to an official of DMRC, Patel wanted to go towards Rohini and he wrongly reached platform number 1 heading towards Kashmiri Gate.

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Ajay Kumar

New Delhi

May 24, 2018

UPDATED: May 24, 2018 04:10 IST

Mayur Patel tried to cross the tracks at Shastri Nagar Metro Station.

It was a close shave for a man who was trying to cross the track at Shastri Nagar metro station on Wednesday.

Mayur Patel, who was using metro for the first time, was hit by the train as he tried to climb on to the platform from the track. He received minor injuries. The incident took place on May 22 at 6 am.

According to an official of DMRC, Patel wanted to go towards Rohini and he wrongly reached platform number 1 heading towards Kashmiri Gate. The negligence of DMRC was caught on CCTV cameras installed on the platform.

"Patel had asked a person which way to go to take a metro to Rohini. As he was not aware of how metro functions, he crossed the track to go the other side. Just when he was climbing on to the platform, a metro heading towards the platform hit Patel," said an official of DMRC. The speed of the train was slow, still it hit Patel.

He, however, managed to reach the platform. He could have died if the driver had not seen him and applied the emergency break. The official pointed out that the footfall at Shastri Nagar metro station is not so high during early hours and therefore there was no deployment of platform attendants.

"We have booked Mayor Patel under Act-64 of DMRC and imposed Rs 150 for crossing the railway track. During questioning, he revealed that he did not know how to go to the other platform," DMRC said in a statement.